This is just a tribute

Bad news. My Paternal Grandfather died on Monday night. This is a tribute to Powell Sams. Gramps was the best man I have ever known. He accomplished more in his life than most men will ever do. He was a veteran of the Korean war, where most of his platoon was killed in combat and he was spared. He was an accomplished pilot. He moved to Minnesota from West Virginia when he took a job with Pillsbury where he was awarded a patent. He went to the University of Minnesota at night and got his degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for Pillsbury for 20 plus years until he decided to move to Illinois to work with a small food processing company. That company went under and he took a job in the Food division of NASA in Houston. He settled there with the love of his life Anna Belle, my Grandmother. He worked at NASA where he played a vital role in developing the food that every space flight took into space with them. He met every astronaut that went up until he retired. Anna Belle died in 1992 and he decided it was time to move back to Minnesota to be closer to his family. We all had the gift of being with Gramps while he was here. His son and my Uncle, Brent, died at 52 in October. He was heartbroken. Gramps was a devout Methodist and very involved in his church. Today, at the funeral, his Pastor was even crying while honoring him. Cub and I are taking off tomorrow to make the drive to Parkersburg, West Virginia to put Gramps to rest next to his wife. We are meeting Carrie and Matt and many other family members out there. Say a little prayer for my Grandfather, Powell Sams, tonight. He fought for our freedom and was a great man. He is home now with his wife and son. I love you Gramps.

A screeching halt

Well, courtesy of one of my cute little nieces, I am done running for the time being. I am lucky enough to have a nasty cold. Just to get through it, that is what I am gunning for. In other big news, my sister and her family are moving to Las Vegas today. I am going to really hate not being able to see my niece Alex, but I am very much looking forward to traveling out there to see them. I have heard that there is a good time to be had in that town. My good friend Joe has been brewing his own beer recently and it is something I am considering starting. I need a new hobby and what could be better than brewing beer!? We are starting the countdown to our trip to Clearwater Beach Florida now. We had so much fun a few years ago, we are going again. That's all for now. Happy Easter.